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Put Utah First PAC

FEC committee C00792259

Loser

Put Utah First PAC spent $5.4M on independent expenditures in the 2022 federal elections (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $5.4M lost).

Outside spending

$5.4M

On the winning side

0%

$0

On the losing side

$5.4M

Supporting vs attacking

15% / 85%

$784K for, $4.6M against

Google says Put Utah First PAC also spent $311K on Google and YouTube ads this cycle (6% of its FEC-reported outside spending). All ad buyers →

Follow the money

Who filled the envelope

Put Utah First PAC reported $5.7M in gifts from people, companies, nonprofits and other PACs. The biggest are below.
All big donors →
  • Blake MurrayIndividual$3.0M (53%)
  • Sixteen Thirty FundDark money$460K (8%)
  • John CummingIndividual$325K (6%)
  • Reid HoffmanIndividual$250K (4%)
  • David CummingIndividual$200K (4%)
  • Annette CummingIndividual$200K (4%)
  • Kevin GarnIndividual$150K (3%)
  • Utah LeadsCompany / nonprofit$100K (2%)
  • Sam Rawlings WaltonIndividual$100K (2%)
  • David MagermanIndividual$100K (2%)

Where the money went

Biggest targets, with whether each one paid off.
✓ Backed the winner or attacked the loser ✗ Backed the loser or attacked the winner Result not matched
CandidateRaceSpendingAmountPaid off?
Mike LeeUtah SenateAttacking$4.6M✗ No
Evan McMullinUtah SenateSupporting$784K✗ No

Questions people ask

How much did Put Utah First PAC spend in 2022, and did it win?
Put Utah First PAC spent $5.4M on independent expenditures in the 2022 federal elections (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Counting dollars, not candidates, and only races already called, 0% ended up on the winning side ($0 won, $5.4M lost).
Who funds Put Utah First PAC?
Its biggest reported donors in the 2022 cycle were Blake Murray ($3.0M), Sixteen Thirty Fund ($460K), John Cumming ($325K), Reid Hoffman ($250K), David Cumming ($200K), out of $5.7M received from donors tracked here.
Which candidates did Put Utah First PAC spend the most on in 2022?
against Mike Lee (Utah Senate, $4.6M, lost); for Evan McMullin (Utah Senate, $784K, lost).